Tra «Oberstadt» e «Unterstadt» − La suddivisione di spazi sociali urbani nel linguaggio sociologico e giornalistico tedesco

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to analyze the social geography of the German city as it is represented linguistically in specialized sociological and journalistic language: starting from the concept of Oberstadt/Unterstadt that is traditionally used as a denomination of urban areas with different social structures the paper will attempt to identify the linguistic means by which those are described in scientific and newspaper texts. The objective ofthe study is to reveal some linguistic and conceptual changes regarding 21st century towns in German speaking countries.